9:17 AM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. JUPITER, Fla. — Nolan Arenado has no regrets. While the baseball world continues to analyze and dissect the Colorado Rockies’ decision to trade away its $260 million franchise player, fueled by Arenado’s long-drawn-out frustration by the team’s failure to
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8:00 AM ET Doug KezirianESPN Close ESPN Sports Betting Analyst Host of Daily Wager Behind The Bets podcast host Major League Baseball is back. With legalized sports betting available in 20 states (and Washington D.C.), America’s pastime may induce more bettors than ever before. And with a full, 162-game season on tap, there are plenty
7:00 AM ET The Millville Meteor. Kiiiiid. Trouty. God of WAR. King Fish. No matter what you call Mike Trout, you’ve also called him the unquestioned best player in baseball for nearly a decade now. In fact, Trout has held the top spot in our annual ESPN MLB Rank top 100 for eight consecutive seasons.
7:00 AM ET It’s the little things in baseball, often the pointless stuff, that excite me. Arcane stats, wild coincidences, names that randomly connect. Here are 30 things, one per team, that excite me about this season, these teams and these players: Jump to a hole:AL EAST | AL CENTRAL | AL WEST | NL
7:05 AM ET The Los Angeles Dodgers enter the 2021 Major League Baseball season as the clear-cut front-runners to win the World Series. That’s a simple, declarative statement, right? Do you disagree with it? Well, there are a lot of you out there, so some of you might. Chances are, however, that you don’t. You
5:43 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Highly regarded prospect Jazz Chisholm was declared the winner of the spring competition for the Miami Marlins‘ second base job Sunday, and he’ll be in the lineup on Opening Day. Chisholm batted .268 with three homers and four stolen bases in spring training. He was competing with Isan
5:40 PM ET Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. — Madison Bumgarner will make his second straight Opening Day start for the Arizona Diamondbacks when they travel to face the San Diego Padres on Thursday. Manager Torey Lovullo said on Sunday the four-time All-Star would lead the rotation despite a rough 2020 season, when he had a
3:35 PM ET Pitcher Randy Dobnak and the Minnesota Twins are in agreement on a five-year, $9.25 million contract extension with three club options, sources familiar with the deal told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The deal can max out at $29.75 million with the options and can grow with escalators, sources told Passan. Undrafted out of
8:00 AM ET The intimidating rotation that lifted the Washington Nationals to a championship in 2019 is mostly intact, with Max Scherzer, Stephen Strasburg, et al. Right fielder Juan Soto is a popular pick to win his league’s Most Valuable Player Award. Washington also added the thump of Kyle Schwarber, who seems to be clicking
9:16 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — The Indians traded right-hander Adam Plutko to the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday, a move that brings some clarity to their bullpen situation. Cleveland will get a player to be named or cash in return for Plutko, who was out of minor league options and seemed to be destined
7:05 PM ET Associated Press Carter Kieboom, a first-round draft pick and the expected starting third baseman for the Washington Nationals, was sent to the minor leagues on Saturday. Drafted in 2016, Kieboom has struggled at the plate in limited opportunities in the majors, batting .181 in 44 games over two seasons with Washington. Kieboom
2:49 PM ET ESPN News Services MESA, Ariz. — The Chicago Cubs optioned infielder Nico Hoerner and reliever Brad Wieck to Triple-A Iowa on Saturday. The move means David Bote will be the opening-day second baseman Thursday against Pittsburgh. In other moves, Adbert Alzolay will break camp as the No. 5 starter in the rotation,
1:19 PM ET Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. — Major league home run champion Luke Voit needs knee surgery to repair a partial meniscus tear, an injury that opened a New York Yankees roster spot for Jay Bruce on Saturday as a converted first baseman. Voit will not have any baseball activities for three weeks after
12:47 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Pablo Sandoval has made the Opening Day roster for the Atlanta Braves. The team made a flurry of moves Saturday to complete its 26-man roster, which included selecting the contract of the 34-year-old Sandoval, who was a nonroster invitee this spring. The two-time All-Star and 2012 World Series
12:32 AM ET Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was hoping Clayton Kershaw could complete five innings in his final tune-up start before Opening Day on Friday, perhaps even log some pitches in the sixth. Instead, Kershaw recorded 10 outs and was charged with eight earned runs. His Cactus League ERA: 10.22. “It hasn’t been
12:01 AM ET Associated Press Colorado Rockies right-handed reliever Scott Oberg had surgery Thursday to remove blood clots in his pitching elbow. The procedure was performed at the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona. There’s no timetable for his return. This marks the fourth time he has dealt with blood clots in his career. He was
7:33 PM ET Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. — The New York Yankees‘ starting rotation appeared to fall into place when Deivi Garcia was optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Friday following a poor spring training. New York’s decision left Domingo German as the likely fifth starter behind Gerrit Cole, Corey Kluber, Jameson Taillon and Jordan Montgomery.